S3: Episode 26: Expectations, Parallel Parenting & when to confront the ex with guest, Caley
Christina chats with Caley, a stepmom who knows the woes of ineffective attempts at co-parenting. We chat how and when to make the shift to parallel parenting, how to navigate the differences in house...
4 Aug 20211h 10min
S3: Episode 25: Keeping perspective and offering hope through the trenches with guest, Laurie
Christina chats with Laurie, a seasoned and full-time stepmom. Just after their wedding day, Laurie became a full-time stepmom when her stepson's mom moved out of the country. Laurie shares her story...
28 Jul 202152min
S3: Episode 24: When you start as the ex and turn into a stepmom, with guest Karen
Christina chats with Karen, a mom who can speak to the complexities of sharing custody of her daughter, navigating a relationship with a stepmom and...this is where it gets juicy... what happens when ...
21 Jul 202147min
S3: Episode 23: When you learn to let go & find freedom in your role with guest, Beth
Christina welcomes Beth to chat about co-parenting dynamics and how a rocky start can lead to shared vacations. Beth discusses how she's navigated being the third mom figure while finding freedom in h...
14 Jul 202156min
S3: Episode 22: A new chapter awaits...Life after being a stepmom with guest, Erin
Christina chats with Erin who opens up about her journey through stepmotherhood, including the decision to leave her relationship and ultimately her official role as "stepmom". We all have our thresho...
7 Jul 20211h 7min
S3: Episode 21: When a stepmom chooses sanity over control, let's chat the D word with guest, Michaele-Lynne
Christina chats with Michaele-Lynne, a stepmom to two teenage girls and a mom to her 3 year-old ours baby. Michaele-Lynne discusses her battle between disengaging and being a people pleaser, and how w...
30 Jun 202157min
Season 3: Episode 20: When there are 3 moms & no dads, where does a stepmom fit in with guest, Casey
Meet Casey, a “late in life” lesbian, who left her husband at 32 after having an affair with her now partner. Casey explains how they've been living through the pandemic while in the throes of a custo...
23 Jun 202154min
S3: Episode 19: Establishing boundaries with the ex and forming your own family with guest, Miranda
Many stepmoms have felt the pressures and expectations to fit into an already established family unit. Do you want to spend every holiday with the ex? What if you don't want the photo-op blended life?...
16 Jun 202156min
